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Your role: Tax & Accounting Associate Portugal

This role is primarily responsible for supporting the application of the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes. It involves supporting the HQ accounting team with general ledger and transaction processing functions to ensure an efficient and accurate general ledger close each period. The role includes preparation of journal entries (JE) and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, including both Balance Sheet and P& L. It also involves supporting indirect tax reporting and filing, as well as handling responsibilities related to direct tax topics. The role requires liaising with external auditors for statutory and consolidated audits, making recommendations for streamlining processes and procedures, and improving the effectiveness of all entities. Additionally, the role provides backup and coverage for other team members as needed, supports adherence to internal control processes, and assists the Tax & Accounting Manager with all topics related to accounting, taxes, and internal controls.

Your Responsibilities:

• Manage accounting closing (with SSC Polonia) and day to day accounting activities.

• Manage all tax topics (VAT, Income Tax etc) and communicate with outside organizations and agencies as required.

• Prepare monthly accounting reconciliation.

• Prepare journal entries to record transactions such as payments, asset, liability, revenue recognition, payroll, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.

• Prepare explanation of main variation for Balance Sheet and P& L for closing meeting.

• Prepare and ensure that all tax declarations are presented on due date, avoiding legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.

• Coordinate audit process (internal and external), providing all information requested and guarantee the audit will finish on time including financial statements.

• Support other areas within the Finance function as well as functions outside Finance as required.

• Oversee the bookkeeping for the Portuguese entity, ensure that the necessary quality controls are performed (bank accounts and suppliers reconciliation, accruals review, etc), the financial statements give a true and fair view of the Company and that the official books for the Register of Companies are timely submitted.

• Support accounting Manager with demands from Global team such as transfer price calculation, cash forecast, income tax calculation and others as required.

• Support external auditor providing all information necessary to prepare Global Tax Pack;

• Responsible for P2P Activities such as tax fee payments, supplier process validation on S4 and others as required.

• Review accounting documents to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance of information and calculation to company policy and GAAP.

• Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.

• Secure financial information by completing database backups.

• Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.

• Ensure consistency and accuracy of the internal control processes and ensure these are carried following Group's policies.
  

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.

• At least 5-6 years of experience in accounting/finance (industrial, pharmaceutical will be a plus).

• Experience with financial reporting requirements.

• High level of English and Portuguese (minimum C1) and Intermediate level of Spanish (minimum B2)

• Solid knowledge and proven experience working with financial software - SAP.

• Solid knowledge in Portuguese Tax requirements.

• Experience with audit process (Big4).

• Experience with financial statements.

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